OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland's Soul Beat, the first Black-owned television network, is once again having its annual summer party this Saturday. For a quarter-century (1978-2003), Soul Beat was Oakland’s ...

OAKLAND — Chuck Johnson, the unconventional and pioneering broadcaster who owned Oakland’s Soul Beat Television for 25 years, died of cancer Tuesday. He was 65. On Monday, Johnson was taken to a U.S.

OAKLAND — Charles “Chuck” Edward Johnson, founder of Soul Beat Television, was remembered during an emotional memorial service in East Oakland on Mon-day as a visionary who cared about common folk.

California’s first African American television station is getting ready for a relaunch. Founded in 1978 by the late Chuck Johnson, Soul Beat, the 24/7 channel based in Oakland, highlighted music, ...